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Chinese Step by Step

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Session 2

About Food

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Lesson 3

Ni e ma?

你饿吗？Are you hungry?

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Part

Part 1

New Wordsdongxi 东西 thing, stuff

feichang 非常 very

huoshi 或是 or

ganggang 刚刚 just

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Part 1-1

A: Ni e ma? 你饿吗？Are you hungry?

B: Dui, wo hen e. 对，我很饿。B: Right, I am very hungry.

B: Wo xiang chi dongxi. 我想吃东西。 I want to eat something.

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Part 1-2

A: Ni ke ma? 你渴吗。 Are you thirsty?

B: Shi, wo feichang ke. 是，我非常渴。 Yes, I am very thirsty.

B: Wo yao he dongxi. 我要喝东西。 I want to drink something.

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Part 1-3

A: Ni e huoshi ke ma? 你饿或是渴吗？ Are you hungry or thirsty?

B: Wo bu e ye bu ke. 我不饿也不渴。 I am neither hungry nor thirsty.

B: Wo ganggang chi bao. 我刚刚吃饱。 I just finished eating. (Literally: I just ate to full)

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Part 2New Wordsyumi 玉米 corn

huasheng jiang 花生酱 peanut butter

caomei jiang 草莓酱 strawberry jam

pijiu 啤酒 beer

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Part 2-1

A: Zhe shi yumi ma? 这是玉米吗？ Is this corn?

B: Shi. 是。 Yes.

B: Zhe shi hen tian de yumi. 这是很甜的玉米。 This is very sweet corn.

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Part 2-2

A: Na shi huasheng jiang ma? 那是花生酱吗？ Is that peanut butter?

B: Bu shi. 不是。 No, it is not.

B: Na shi caomei jiang. 那是草莓酱。 That is strawberry jam.

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Part 2-3

A: Zhe shi bu shi qishui? 这是不是汽水？ Is this soda?

B: Bu shi. 不是。 No, it is not.

B: Zhe shi pijiu. 这是啤酒。 This is beer.

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Part 3New Wordsbinggan 饼干 cracker

juede 觉得 feel

baomihua 爆米花 pop corn

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Part 3-1

A: Zhege binggan hen tian ma? 这个饼干很甜吗？ Is this cracker very sweet?

B: Shi, hen tian. 是，很甜。 Yes, it is very sweet.

B: Wo juede tai tian. 我觉得太甜。 I feel (it is) too sweet.

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PPart 3-2

A: Zhe bei ningmeng shui hen suan ma? 这杯柠檬水很酸吗？ Is this lemonade very sour?

B: Bu suan. 不酸。 No.

B: Wo bu juede tai suan. 我不觉得太酸。 I don’t feel (it is) too sour.

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Part 3-3

A: Na ge baomihua tai xian ma? 那个爆米花太咸吗？ Is that pop corn too salty?

B: Shi, tai xian. 是，太咸。 Yes, too salty.

B: Wo juede tai xian. 我觉得太咸。 I feel too salty.

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Part 4New WordsZhi 汁 juice

lanmei 兰莓 blueberry

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Part 4-1Part 4-1

A: Zhe shi yinliao huoshi shuiguo? 这是饮料或是水果？ Is this a drink or fruit?

B: Zhe shi yinliao. 这是饮料。 This is a drink.

B: Zhe shi pingguo zhi. 这是苹果汁。 This is apple juice.

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Part 4-2

A: Zhe shi yinliao huoshi shiwu? 这是饮料或是食物？ Is this a drink or food?

B: Zhe shi shiwu. 这是食物。 This is food.

B: Zhe shi yige dangao. 这是一个蛋糕。 This is a cake.

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Part 4-3

A: Zhexie shi shuiguo huoshi yinliao? 这些是水果或是饮料？ Are these fruit or drinks?

B: Shuiguo. 水果。 Fruit.

B: Zhexie shi lanmei. 这些是兰莓。 These are blueberries.

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Part 5

New Words

zha yu 炸鱼 deep fried fish

naiyou 奶油 butter

danjuan 蛋卷 egg rolls

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Part 5-1

A: Zhe shi zha ji ma? 这是炸鸡吗？ Is this deep fried chicken?

B: Bu shi. 不是。 No.

B: Zhe shi zha yu. 这是炸鱼。 This is deep fried fish.

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Part 5-2

A: Zhe shi bu shi naijing. 这是不是奶精。 Is this creamer?

B: Bu shi. 不是。 No.

B: Zhe shi naiyou. 这是奶油。 This is butter.

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Part 5-3

A: Zhe shi bu shi chunjuan? 这是不是春卷？ Is this a spring roll?

B: Bu shi. 不是。 No.

B: Zhe shi danjuan. 这是蛋卷。 This is an egg roll.